Virginia Field
Known for: Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Margaret St. John Field (4 November 1917 – 2 January 1992), known professionally as Virginia Field, was a British-born film actress. The niece of stage actress and director Auriol Lee, she took her first film role as a teenager in the 1934 British mystery-comedy The Lady Is Willing before signing a Hollywood contract. Field first went to the US to appear in David O. Selznick's Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936). In the late 1930s, she appeared in various parts in 20th Century Fox's Mr. Moto film series. Field then played a ballerina alongside Vivien Leigh in Waterloo Bridge (1940), an estranged wife in Dorothy Arzner's Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) and Stuart-era performer Nell Gwyn in the historical Western Hudson's Bay (1941). She also performed in the noir genre, with films like Repeat Performance (1947), Dial 1119 (1950) and Appointment with a Shadow (1957). She made frequent appearances on television in the 1950s and '60s. Field married three times. Her spouses included actors Willard Parker and Paul Douglas, with whom she had a daughter, as well as composer and musician Howard Grode. She died of cancer on 2 January 1992 and was cremated, with her ashes scattered at sea. Field has a star at 1751 Vine Street on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, dedicated 8 February 1960.
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
Irene Collaro
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Anita Carpenter
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Sylvia Walker
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Angela Renshaw Fernaldi
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Ramona Carver
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Madame Sonya Galinova
1957
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Adam-12
Helen Newton
1968
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Marion
1952
Series
Adventures in Paradise
Cecile
1959
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The Ford Television Theatre
Dorothy Rossiter
1952
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Sally Blake
1952
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Ethel Baxter
1952
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The Millionaire
Claire Franklin
1955
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The Rebel
Lotta Langley
1959
Series
Felony Squad
1966
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Venetia
1955
Series
Your Show of Shows
1950
Series
The New Breed
Iris
1961
Series
Screen Director's Playhouse
Nurse Esther Delcotte
1955
Series
The Whistler
1954
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Waterloo Bridge
Kitty
1940
Series
Johnny Midnight
1960
Film
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Miss Herbert
1936
Series
General Electric Theater
Alice
1953
Film
Repeat Performance
Paula Costello
1947
Film
Dance, Girl, Dance
Elinor Harris
1940
Film
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Morgan Le Fay
1949
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Mrs. Tubble
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Film
Knockout
Gloria Van Ness
1941
Film
Stage Door Canteen
Virginia Field
1943
Film
Variety Girl
Variety Girl
1947
Film
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Connie Porter
1939
Film
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
Evelyn Gray
1937
White Corridors
1956
Film
Christmas Eve
Claire
1947
Film
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
Billie Graham
1939
Film
Lloyd's of London
Polly
1936
Film
The Sun Never Sets
Phyllis Ransome
1939
Film
The Imperfect Lady
Rose Bridges
1946
Film
Singapore Woman
Claire Weston
1941
Film
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Dinah/Dina
1937
Film
Eternally Yours
Lola De Vere
1939
Film
Appointment with a Shadow
Florence Knapp
1957
Film
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Gloria Danton/Tanya Boriv
1937
Film
The Earth Dies Screaming
Peggy
1964
Film
Ladies in Love
Countess Helena
1936
Film
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Eleanor Kirke
1939
Film
Bridal Suite
Abbie Bragdon
1939
Film
The Veils of Bagdad
Rosanna
1953
Film
Captain Fury
Mabel
1939
Film
John Loves Mary
Lilly Herbish
1949
Film
Dial 1119
Freddy
1950
Film
Sing, Baby, Sing
Farraday's Nurse
1936
Film
Hudson's Bay
Nell Gwyn
1940
Film
The Explosive Generation
Mrs. Katie Sommers
1961
Film
The Crystal Ball
Jo Ainsley
1943
Film
The Lady Is Willing
Maid
1934
Film
London by Night
Bessie
1937
Film
Career Woman
Fifi Brown
1936
Film
Thank You, Jeeves!
Marjorie Lowman
1936
Film
The Lady Pays Off
Kay Stoddard
1951
Film
Lancer Spy
Joan Bruce
1937
Film
Rockabilly Baby
Eleanor Carter aka Dixie West
1957
Film
The Perfect Marriage
Gloria
1947
Film
Week-End with Father
Phyllis Reynolds
1951
Film
Atlantic Convoy
Lida Adams
1942
Film
Dream Girl
Miriam Allerton Lucas
1948
Film
Ladies' Man
Gladys Hayden
1947